February 25, 2009, 11:00AM

Jody Clarke escaped from a prison work camp job at Magnolia Landfill and was recaptured early Wednesday morning by Baldwin County Sheriff's Office deputies and Foley police, according to authorities. Baldwin County Sheriff's Maj. Anthony Lowery said Clarke was hiding in a mobile home near the landfill in Summerdale and has been turned over to the Alabama Department of Corrections,... Full story »

July 16, 2009, 11:33PM

BAY MINETTE -- State environmental regulators plan to collect a $10,000 fine from Baldwin County for "serious violations" at the Magnolia Landfill involving missed deadlines for filing compliance reports and conducting a gas-burning test. The proposed "consent order" was announced July 9, setting a 30-day public comment period, said Ron Gore, chief of the air division of the Alabama Department... Full story »

January 31, 2010, 6:01AM

BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- Methane gas wafting from Baldwin County's Magnolia Landfill might power a profitable venture if upcoming tests on an electrical generator go as expected, according to county officials. Full story »

February 10, 2010, 5:56AM

BAY MINETTE -- A 2-year-old Daphne-based recycling company wants to build a $12 million plant with room for a waste-to-energy facility that company representatives said could bring 200 jobs to the county -- but there is a catch: the owners want Baldwin County to invest $2.5 million in the project. Full story »

February 17, 2010, 8:23AM

BAY MINETTE -- Baldwin County commissioners voted 3-1 Tuesday to approve a $300,000 grant application for a Delaware recycling company proposing a cutting-edge, $12 million plant on county property adjacent to Magnolia Landfill, but not without spirited discussion. Full story »

February 19, 2010, 8:15AM

BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- Two members of a start-up company proposing a $12 million recycling plant and a $2.5 million public investment have multiple lawsuits in their business backgrounds, court records show. Full story »

February 22, 2010, 5:10AM

Baldwin Commission should rethink recycling plant THE BALDWIN County Commission should reconsider doing business with a company that wants to establish a recycling plant at the Magnolia landfill. The county signed an agreement with Team Green Recycling Inc. last summer for a $10 million plant that would sort recyclables out of residential garbage collected from throughout the... Full story »

March 12, 2010, 6:44AM

BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- A start-up company under contract with the county to set up a $12 million recycling business at Magnolia Landfill failed today to provide business plans and financial disclosures requested by county commissioners for the work session. Full story »

September 05, 2010, 9:30AM

BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- An enforcement letter ordering future action to correct arsenic detected in groundwater tested at Magnolia Landfill came from misinterpreted data, according to officials. Full story »

January 07, 2011, 6:03AM

Baldwin residents making a New Year’s cleaning resolution will get a late holiday gift from the county when the Magnolia Landfill and Bay Minette Transfer Station drop disposal fees for the day Saturday. The two sites are also extending their hours for Baldwin Clean Sweep and will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jim Ransom, county Solid... Full story »

December 20, 2011, 9:33AM

BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- Geologist Billy Cooch told commissioners that the contaminants detected in a monitoring well at Magnolia landfill are no cause for concern, and a plan is underway to find the source. Full story »

January 20, 2012, 6:44AM

Baldwin County Solid Waste manager Jim Ransom told the Baldwin County Commission that contamination at the Magnolia Landfill in Summerdale is likely from a source outside of the area, according to a story at baldwincountynow.com. Full story »

January 27, 2012, 8:21AM

FAIRHOPE, Alabama -- A program largely funded by Auburn University and the University of Alabama to help coastal government cut waste and improve efficiency should be under way in Baldwin by late February, officials said this week. Full story »